After Hours Emails from the Boss
After hours emails and messages from the boss - like them or hate them?
Continue Reading →Humility
I’ll have to admit that my best managers have been those that displayed humility. There was no sense of arrogance or superiority in their engagement ...
Continue Reading →Showing an Audience Using an Explainer
Many an IT update is best explained with a video explainer.
Continue Reading →Presenting Something New
I very much avoid endorsing the ‘chalk and talk’, ‘stand up the front’ classroom model of sharing the information. But it’s hard to avoid when ...
Continue Reading →My Community
My gang, my tribe, my squad. I’d never really thought about how important they are, but now with Lockdown and WFH, they emerge as probably ...
Continue Reading →Speed Over Elegance
Our team at work had to change their work tasks because of the change in environment. So they were redeployed to another temporary role. There ...
Continue Reading →Micro Lesson
…. they can be as simple an explainer as this. To provide some learning, all you learner needs is to be told about something, and ...
Continue Reading →Happy Sheets
Post-Workshop Surveys are often unintentionally intended to ensure that everyone was happy with the workshop and generally had a beneficial day. Organisers probably expect one ...
Continue Reading →The Person with the Most Badges Wins
eLearning Modules to the Max Our team has just gone through the process of completing a series of modules to learn about a new interface ...
Continue Reading →Gun Control or Gun Rights
I’ve updated the popular pack of worksheets on Gun Control to a Google Apps version. It loads all the worksheets on to a series of ...
Continue Reading →Skill Set
My interests are varied and my skills are wide ranging. Reach out if you have a project that we can do together that involves sharing ...
Continue Reading →Classroom Worksheets That Work
My Middle School titles are piling up and can just about all reviewed on my store at Teachers Pay Teachers. Please wander over to see ...
Continue Reading →How to Speak an Australian Indigenous Language
Ever thought about learning an indigenous language? If so, the measured and comprehensive course of simple visual lessons will walk you through the important aspects ...
Continue Reading →Indigenous Language Map
For an overview of Indigenous Languages spoken in Australia at around the time the first non-indigenous visitors starting arriving, view this video:
Continue Reading →The Indigenous Way
This Scrapbook is part of an integrated Case Study we have created that includes 50 pages of interactive study learning about a traditional indigenous life ...
Continue Reading →Be the Funstar at Work
FREE download(CLICK HERE) of a jam-packed collection of things you could do to brighten your office, your team, your staff room. Everyone in your workplace ...
Continue Reading →Indigenous Language Week @ SGS
Great session at SGS in Notting Hill on Thursday – plenty of interest in my account of my years as a linguist in Central Australia ...
Continue Reading →Mentors I Have Known
Short presentation about the difference between mentoring and coaching – is there a difference. I have experience a range of mentors over the journey and ...
Continue Reading →New Worksheets on TPT
New set of worksheets for Middle School students. 8 pages of more than 50 Things To Do On Google Maps and using Google Street View
Continue Reading →I’m a great fan of Toastmasters
Toastmasters is a great organisation that has taught me so much about leadership and communication. Its meetings are like mini-laboratories where I can try out ...
Continue Reading →The Much Maligned Door Greeter – Reimagined
One of the most apparently insignificant roles in any business, is the door greeter – but how overlooked is this role and yet how important ...
Continue Reading →Look what I found!
Maths Chase is a free site where you can quickly test your times tables. The site is a very simple game but kids find it ...
Continue Reading →Need a Speech Written?
Always happy to write a speech for any situation. Please give me a call or send me a chat and I’ll see what we can ...
Continue Reading →How to hold a meeting – new set of worksheets for Middle School Students
Some great activities here for students to learn the skills to run a meeting. An important life skill that is not often taught in the ...
Continue Reading →Your Growth Mindset
Although this book hasn’t had 100% great reviews from the pundits, I must say that I enjoyed the sentiments that it focuses on. Since reading ...
Continue Reading →We all need a side gig – what’s yours?
Have you tried Tutoo? The simple way to find your perfect tutor. Tutoo is a service where anyone can easily find a tutor local ...
Continue Reading →Rewarding your employees
There has always been a school of thought that employees are motivated by reward or acknowledgement. A congrats, a thank you, a well done, ...
Continue Reading →Practice Made Me Imperfect
There is always a danger that over-practicing anything will take the spontaneity away from any presentation and so how does a presenter ensure that each ...
Continue Reading →Officeworks National Conference
Three days and one night was quite intense, but being prepared and well rehearsed made the period all very achievable with no surprises. …….. And ...
Continue Reading →How To Be The Funniest Person In The Room
Another curriculum pack for the Middle School classroom students. Some great activities here to learn how to fine tune your humor attitude. Look through your ...
Continue Reading →Positive v Negative Humor ** Worksheets**
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Positive-v-Negative-Humor-3720042
Continue Reading →Spooked by Clowns?
Free printable from my Clowns & Slapstick pack. 17 pages of a great cross-curriculum theme. And here is a free sample page you can download ...
Continue Reading →Free Printable Lesson Starter Topic: GRAFFITI
Some great investigative worksheets on the cross-curriculum topic of Graffiti. Here I have used student interest in the topic to explore various cross-curriculum areas such ...
Continue Reading →Public Speaking Worksheet FREE
A free worksheet to start the topic – ‘Public Speaking’ – a skill everyone needs, but rarely see it taught in the classroom. ...
Continue Reading →How to tell a Joke (and write one)
Latest pack is up now – even adults will be interested in this most recent ‘How To’ Enjoy
Continue Reading →Public Speaking Pack
My new Public Speaking worksheets are now up and running. More than 20 pages of tips, ideas and starters for delivering that killer speech – ...
Continue Reading →Winner Winner
Always a great challenge participating in speaking competitions and it is such a great feeling being successful. Judging can sometimes be a mystery, but the ...
Continue Reading →Speaking Competitions
Speech contests are all about personal growth and tonight I’ll be participating in two competitions at the Berwick RSL – Table Topics and International Speech ...
Continue Reading →Induction
The on boarding process is so important for any new team member. It is essential for the team leader to devote at least the first week to ...
Continue Reading →Back to School
Quoting for bulk back to school deliveries is in full swing, and we are getting close to the due date for any deliveries in December. ...
Continue Reading →Anyone Can Use a Speechwriter
It is more important to be an effective speaker than to deliver a perfect speech. The best public speakers typically give more value to effectiveness ...
Continue Reading →Nailed it
2500 words on a topic that I was not familiar with Keynote speech to be delivered by the CEO of a Software company to an ...
Continue Reading →Compering gives you special access
If you are the compere of any event, your access to behind the scenes activity is an eye opener. I have yet to meet any ...
Continue Reading →When Will I Learn?
I have recently had to learn another lesson, and again the learning is about me not being able to suppress my ego. I had decided ...
Continue Reading →Q and A
If you are waiting for a workshop or talk to commence, as the facilitator, you could always start an informal Q and A session with ...
Continue Reading →The Principles
This made an impact on me. Not all original content, but some very thought provoking concepts and links. I particularly followed up on The Principles ...
Continue Reading →Transferrable Skills
Communication skills Speaking effectively Writing concisely Listening attentively Expressing ideas Facilitating group discussion Providing appropriate feedback Negotiating Perceiving nonverbal messages Persuading Reporting information Describing feelings ...
Continue Reading →It’s all in the detail
Before I started working in retail, I had thought running a shop was just about putting an A frame on the road out the front, ...
Continue Reading →Team Engagement
When I look after a team and expect high performance, to me, it is about team engagement. And team engagement is mainly about communication – ...
Continue Reading →Speak UP!
Great news! – I have completed my pack of worksheets about Speech Writing techniques for Middle School students, and uploaded it here. The contents of ...
Continue Reading →Elements of Eloquence
Great book on the different techniques to turn a perfect phrase in English. It’s no just about alliteration and the ‘rule of three’ – this ...
Continue Reading →Letter to Son about New iPhone Present
Dear Gregory Merry Christmas! You are now the proud owner of an iPhone. You are a good & responsible 13 year old boy and you ...
Continue Reading →Updating the Locals
I went to a neighbourhood community group meeting last night where leaders from local groups were invited to attend and link up. It was great. ...
Continue Reading →The Principal’s Welcome Back Letter – Setting the Scene
The school year is like a three act play (or two act, or four act – depending on the number of terms/semesters in the school ...
Continue Reading →Telling a Story with Google Earth Placemarks
Such a great way to use Google Earth and visualise your story. Create your own and download some quality ones already made here.
Continue Reading →Free Curriculum Guide – Google Earth, Google Maps, Google Street View
Click here and we will send you a link to download a free copy of a Curriculum Guide for Middle School teachers wanting to use ...
Continue Reading →Exams are Approaching – in some Countries
A School Principal in Singapore sent this to parents http://9gag.com/gag/an1nmYz?ref=android.s.tw
Continue Reading →Teaching Anti-Bullying
It can help to recognise bullying by breaking down ways that it can occur. These worksheets focus on two types of common so-called ‘humor’ bullying: ...
Continue Reading →Are Schools Missing out with their Web Presence?
You know, the trouble with an online presence and social media is that it is so time-consuming with such little apparent gain. And for schools ...
Continue Reading →Famous Comedy Fun Pack
Thought of Teaching Funny Ha-Ha Tricks and Tips? It is so much fun and super-engaging for every student. With this pack of worksheets and you ...
Continue Reading →Curriculum on Comedy
How much fun would a comedy curriculum be! The funny teacher from your childhood probably didn’t exist, but the teacher who taught you how to ...
Continue Reading →How to be the Funniest Person in the Room
I’m in the fortunate situation where I often conduct a morning huddle with the extended team Fortunate because it gives me a bit of flying ...
Continue Reading →Gamification
Intrinsic awards can work better than extrinsic awards, so to apply an overlay of gamification to your team as an incentive can prove to be ...
Continue Reading →Rewards and Awards
When considering rewards for effort within a team it is important not to overcrowd the intrinsic motivation with extrinsic motivations. If a person or team ...
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